The A/C in my condo quit working at one of the worst possible times, when the temp was in the 90's,…read morethe property was sold, subject to inspection, and the property inspector reported to the buyers that the A/C wasn't working!
I looked online and found several A/C providers, and selected Air Express because they had excellent online ratings, their facility was located only a few miles from the condo, and on-line scheduling was available.
I scheduled an appointment at a convenient time, and received a text that my appointment was confirmed. I'd scheduled a 10:00 AM appointment but the confirmation text clearly explained that the appointment was actually a "window" of time, and the technician would arrive between 8:00 AM and 12:00 noon. I get it. Unless you're the first morning appointment, it's impossible to know how long a repair will take because the technician won't know what repairs are required until they start working on the system. A repair might be as simple as resetting the thermostat, or as lengthy as removing an ant colony from the outside unit. (I know, this happened to me)
I received a second text the day before the appointment as a reminder, and a third text the day of the appointment informing me the technician was on the way, his name was Braxton with a recent photo. Cool idea!
The technician arrived shortly (within an hour of my preferred appointment time, and also within the "window" of time specified) and listened to my description of the concern. I asked if he'd mind if I watched over his shoulder, and he replied that was OK if I was open to learning about A/C systems. I enjoy learning, so that was OK with me.
Braxton got his tools and gages, diagnosed the problem and gave me three different repair options. To his credit, he did not give me Option #4, which WAS a good option, which was "replace the whole system" . There was absolutely NO "upsell" pressure.
I selected a repair option, and Braxton replaced the failed parts, rechecked the system to make sure it was working correctly, cleaned up, accepted payment by credit card, and emailed me an invoice and pics.
Later that day I received another text thanking me for my business and asking if I could complete a (SURPRISE!) survey. I don't do Google or Facebook surveys because of privacy concerns, but I replied that I often do Yelp surveys, and would be happy to do one for them.
I WAS surprised that there were so few Yelp surveys, but I was happy to add a few comments. Although my condo is (hopefully) sold and it's not likely that I'll need their services again, I HIGHLY recommend Air Express in general, and their technician, Braxton, in particular